Chapter 32 - Protest Procedures

VITA recommends that all IT requests for proposals and contracts undergo several layers and perspectives of review to yield a holistic review and to mitigate the risk of protest.

It is VITA's policy that once a supplier invokes alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to address a protest denial, ADR procedures must be exhausted prior to instituting legal action concerning the same procurement transaction unless the purchasing agency agrees to waive ADR.

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